County okays emu, limits goats

A Southern California couple who asked for permission to keep 15 goats on their property have been denied their goaty dream. Instead, they’ll have to settle for just 10 goats. Plus two horses, a llama and an emu.

Roberto Alguero and Iris Fiorito had originally asked for a permit to keep 15 goats on their property near Claremont, but Los Angeles County’s planning commission only granted them a permit allowing 10, along with the rest of their menagerie.

A goat: no more than ten of these, please

Neighbours had filed objections to the goat hoard, complaining of the noise and stench at the house. However, on Tuesday the local Board of Supervisors ruled that the couple could keep the animals, provided they build a 6-foot wall and keep male and female goats separate.

Fiorito conceded that ‘we know we have a few more goats than we should.’